Health & Well-Being

A hand reaching for a potato chip that's baiting a mousetrap.

Q&A: John Salamone On The ‘Dopamine Fasting’ Trend

UConn neuroscientist John Salamone explains why the trend of "dopamine fasting" may not add up to much.

Alejandro Bautista preparing anesthesia in operating room

Spotlight on Services: CRNAs

When it comes to procedures requiring anesthesia, UConn Health’s certified registered nurse anesthetists are a crucial part of patient care.

Bill signing ceremony July 2019

UConn Students Behind New State Law to Help Verbally Impaired

Materials from students in the UConn Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities are helping emergency responders communicate.

Professor Thanh Nguyen and two graduate students show a tiny sample of the material they developed to make it easier to treat brain diseases.

Buzzing Through the Blood-Brain Barrier

UConn researchers are developing technology that could make it easier to treat diseases of the brain, thanks to vibration.

An older woman sitting at a kitchen table, looking at a laptop computer.

Virtual Resource Helps Older Adults Find Their Place

A new web resource helps older adults navigate the sometimes confusing world of long-term care.

Extreme close-up of a fruit fly.

Ketogenic diet protects fruit fly brains from concussions

An experiment with fruit flies may hint at potential treatments to prevent brain damage after concussions.

The inside of a tanning bed.

Popular Gyms Undermining Health with Tanning Beds, UConn Researcher Says

Three popular national gyms are putting a 'health halo' on a dangerous practice by offering tanning beds to customers, UConn researchers say.

Tiny people in hazmat suits examining a prescription pill.

Op-ed: Why Your Generic Drugs May Not Be Safe and the FDA May Be Too Lax

A UConn School of Pharmacy researcher's work raises troubling questions about the safety of generic prescription drugs consumed in the United States.

A brown mouse, like the ones who will spend 30 days in space as part of a research project.

Mighty Mice Head to Space on Important Health Mission

Some tiny but mighty astronauts are headed into space as part of a research project into muscle and bone loss being undertaken by UConn Health, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine (JAX), and Connecticut Children's.

By studying pregnancy in various species, including horses, researchers have gained new insight into understanding how cancer spreads.

UConn and Yale Researchers Draw an Evolutionary Connection Between Pregnancy and Cancer Metastasis

Pregnancy might hold the key to understanding how cancer metastasizes in various mammals - including humans, according to UConn and Yale researchers.